Fence



(No Model.)

J. M. WOMAGK.

FENCE.

' No. 245,254. Patented Aug. 2,1881.

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FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 245,254, dated August 2, 1881. Application filed January 15, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssE M. WOMAOK, of Log Town, in the parish of 'Ouachita and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a perspective viewof a portion of my improved fence. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same.

The object of this invention is to economize space and material and produce a substantial and durable fence.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

A B are pairs of stakes, the lower ends of which are set in the ground or in foundationtimbers laid upon the ground. The upper parts of the stakes A B cross each other, and in their adjacent sides, at the lower angle of their crossing, are formed notches to receive the under rider, 0. In the upper angles of the stakes A B are placed riders D, to bind the said stakes A B together and lock the under riders, O, in place. The pairs of stakes A B, the under rider, (J, and the rider 1) form the frame or skeleton of the fence. The superstructure orfilling-in ofthe fence may be formed in various ways. In the construction shown in the drawings horizontal rails E are laid against the stake with their adjacent ends overlapping each other. The rails E can be kept at any desired distance apart by blocks interposed between them. The rails E are held in place by stakes F, driven into the ground or secured to foundation-timbers, directly opposite the stakes B. The upper ends of the stakes F are secured in place by top riders, G, placed in the angle between the upper ends of the stakes A F, and holding the rails E securely.

If desired, the railsE may be placed parallel with the stakes B, with their lower ends resting upon the ground and their upper parts resting against the under rider, 0, the upper parts of the said rails being held in place by the rider D, between which and the under rider, 0, the said rails pass.

With this construction plants can be grown close to the base of the fence without danger of having their tops eaten off by animals from the other side of the fence. With this construction, also, the team in cultivating the plants can approach my improved fence closer than they can an ordinary fence.

I am aware that it is not new to place rails on an incline between two stakes supported by a crossing stake, and to use a rider in the upper crotch formed by the crossing stakes; but

What I claim as new is In a split-rail fence, the combination with a rail, 0, of crossing stakes A B, having corresponding notches at their intersection, said rail being supported in the notches and by said stakes, as shown and described.

JESSE M. VVOMAGK.

Witnesses:

H. H. RUssELL, W. N. Porrs. 

